title: Linear epidermal nevus with acantholytic dyskeratosis in an infant.
abstract: A 7-month-old boy came to use with flat papules and small erosions on the extensor aspect of his left forearm and a linear arrangement of verrucous papules on the dorsum of his left hand. Histological examination revealed hyperkeratosis, parakeratosis, irregular acanthosis, and marked acantholysis from suprabasal through upper epidermis. This is the first reported case of linear epidermal nevus with acantholytic dyskeratosis in Japan.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Okayama University Medical School, Japan.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yasutomi
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Arakawa
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Akagi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Miyashita
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Arata
mesh_terms: D000051:Acantholysis / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D005542:Forearm; D006225:Hand; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007642:Keratosis / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D009506:Nevus / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*